Opera Mini 4.1 released - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 14th May 2008, 08:15

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/05...4-1-released/1

The latest version of the Opera browser for Java-based mobile devices, Opera Mini 4.1, was made available for free yesterday - bringing some new speed and usability.

<A88> · 14th May 2008, 09:52

WinMo has a Java plugin which is pretty much standard on most handsets- I for one have Opera mini on my mobile atm. That said, Opera Mobile is a much better product- or at least should be when the next version comes out.

sbarts · 14th May 2008, 10:06

Opera mini should work on most symbian based phones. It certainly works on my N95

Darkedge · 14th May 2008, 10:46

The Freebie is a cut down version mobile is much better - but this is still good news

Tybalt · 14th May 2008, 16:26

This article is inaccurate...people with Windows Mobile phones can easily use Opera Mini and there is no need to buy Opera Mobile (as Windows Mobile can indeed use a java platform). Also note that Opera does NOT claim to cut load times in half.....it claims that it is 50% faster. Speed and time are not interchangeable units. Something that is 50% FASTER will actually cut TIME by 33%.....not 50%. Example: if it rendered a page at 20k per second before....now it would render at 30k per second (50% faster)...........which means that a 60k page would now take 2 seconds instead of 3.....which isn't cutting your time in half.

pendragon · 14th May 2008, 18:26

welcome to the bit-tech forums, Tybalt.

I wonder if Opera is faster than Blazer... hmm I may need to look into this..

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14th May 2008, 10:06	#3
sbarts Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bristol, England Posts: 365	Opera mini should work on most symbian based phones. It certainly works on my N95

14th May 2008, 10:46	#4
Darkedge Supermodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: UK Posts: 334	The Freebie is a cut down version mobile is much better - but this is still good news

14th May 2008, 16:26	#5
Tybalt What's a Dremel? Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	This article is inaccurate...people with Windows Mobile phones can easily use Opera Mini and there is no need to buy Opera Mobile (as Windows Mobile can indeed use a java platform). Also note that Opera does NOT claim to cut load times in half.....it claims that it is 50% faster. Speed and time are not interchangeable units. Something that is 50% FASTER will actually cut TIME by 33%.....not 50%. Example: if it rendered a page at 20k per second before....now it would render at 30k per second (50% faster)...........which means that a 60k page would now take 2 seconds instead of 3.....which isn't cutting your time in half.